Bent County register., 1887-04-30

Mrs. w. T.. Carr Joined her hus
band here from Ellinwood, Kas.
Thursday.
The people of the surrounding
country are on big strike for Lamar
to bny goods.
Mr.. Clark, of Holmes & Par.
menter's office has been monkeying
with the measles
p. S. Lynch was up to Rocky
Tuesday and took a contract to put
UP large building.
\ new sidewalk was put down
Wednesday for forty feet south of
the French Kitchen,
Gil McQueary started his street
sprinkler Wednesday and will fight
tie dust all summer.
Miss KiItie Baker had the pleas
ure Of meeting her father at the train
Wednesday morning.
Col. Hcwes has neither sold or
leased his place. reports to the COM
trary Notwithstanding.
"A brother of Bob Sweetman Wild
owns ranch thirty miles south, has
been in town several days.
by the council proceedings it
will be seen we are to make show
ing towards fighting fire.
The boys that make practice of
jumping on trains will profit by
reading ordinance No. 10.
Chuck wagons from round up
camps have been in sstown every day
this week loading supplies.
Mrs. d. E. Stokes visited Mani
tou aud Colorado Springs last week,
returning Monday morning.
"A. L. Marie, assessor, has been
in town several days this week. He
is an old timer in Bent county.
&C. C. Goodale, visited Las Ami
mas, La Junta apd several other up
the road towns Monday and Tues
day.
M. d. Parmenter Is putting up a
house twenty by forty feet on Olive
street, to be used as commission
house.
Grant Hughes has the contracts
for FIVE new buildings that are under
way and three that he has not com
menced.
w. Coventry, banker from
Longton, Kansas, arrived here Tues
day evening and is looking over the
couairy.
Fred Lee has opened fruit and
news stand on north Main street and
says he is dong very well. Gave
him cali.
The people would like to know
what the water works aud electric
light companies are doing. Say some
thing gentlemen.
From the amount of wire being
hauled out OF town daily one would
be led to believe the country was
being fenced up.
The boys that played base ball
last Sunday couldn't say their snow
lay me down to sleep" that night
with any satisfaction.
Al. Rankin, Clarence Thomp
son and William Mosher, of Topeka
have been in town this week looking
after their frcc claims.
&C. A. Rose, who was Just MARI
ed when he came here last Jnne t.
remain only a month and then &c
back to Coolidge, is pap.
A building twenty by fifty fee
is almost inclosed just across th'
street from the Hotel -Deming, to b'
used as wholesale drug store.
Losr.-Ou Wednesday night. on,
small pocket book. Finder will b
literally rewarded by returning Il
Dir. Tidwell at City Drug Store.
Any foolishness on the streets o
Lamar means visit to the Gala
boose. The city authorities are de
teTnlneu 10 mtluldih Soou oiHoi'
1t is amusing to read the lane
office democrat papers compliment
on the "genial, efficient and the righ
men in the right place" land officers
There will be an Episcopal socia
Mt the residence of f. p. Arbuckl'
next Wednesday evening. Rev. MI
Forester, of Las Animas, will be ii
attendance.
The council are thinking of pass
ing a side walk ordinance. 1t nigh
be well to wait until the street grad
is established and thereby save mucl
trouble and expense.
Mrs. Bishop. lady sixty seve'
years Of age, fell and dislocated he
/ rioht arm last week at the residenc